IAFIS
DNA
FINGERPRINTS
Crime Scene
Fun Facts
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How many seconds does it take to find a matching fingerprint?
8 seconds.
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How many cells are DNA in?
All 75 trillion cells that are in our body.
100
Can you lose your fingerprints?
No, no matter how hard you try they will grow back eventually.
100
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How many types of fingerprint powder are there?
100
1955. This is because the Cold War, though the amount of radiation is no where near deadly.
After what year did scientists believe everyone had DNA that had some radiation in it?
200
This is the number of points needed to match a fingerprint to a criminal.
8 points.
200
Does DNA make grow, make our lungs breath, and our ears hear, eyes see and our bodies grow?
Yes
200
What is the study of fingerprints?
Dactyloscopy
200
They use fingerprint tape.
How do crime scene investigators lift fingerprints?
200
Their feet and hands, though fingerprints are much easier to use to identify someone.
What other body parts can be used to identify someone?
300
3,000 Every second, how many sets can be found and saved if they aren't match?
3,000
300
What does DNA mean?
deoxyribonucleic acid
300
How many types of fingerprints are there? (not shapes)
3, Latent, Patent, and Plastic.
300
Metallic, since its much easier cleaned up.
Which fingerprint powder is preferred in crime scene investigations?
300
No, your skin gets so dry that the scientists have to pour chemicals to drench the skin.
When you die, can your fingerprints still be extracted?
400
How many fingerprint cards can IAFIS?
Over 81 million!
400
What is a chemical found in genes?
DNA
400
What is the least common fingerprint type?
Arches.
400
Are powders the only way to find fingerprints?
No, there are also ways to use glue and other applicants to lift fingerprints.
400
Their noses, as they have the ridges that can prove close to ours.
What part of a cat has similar 'fingerprints' as ours?
500
What does IAFIS stand for?
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
500
Can DNA be contaminated or be proven wrong?
Yes, because there are people called Chimeras who have different DNA in their cells.
500
Whats the most common fingerprint type?
Loops. 60-65% of the worlds population has Loops.
500
Can fingerprints be used in criminal cases and prove someone wrong just with them?
Yes. Any fingerprint is unique and can be traced back to the person.
500
Even though they have claws and two thumbs, they can. Many theorists think that a Koala can frame a human for a crime.
Are Koala's fingerprints similar to ours? (like identification.)
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